Three attackers, one goal

by Oliver Reeh
3/16/2018 – Black's king has the queen at its side, while the knight c8 is also ready to join the defence. And yet in the diagram position the case is crystal clear: White to play and win!
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The key to White's victory in the diagram is the mobility of her rook — a feature often underestimated.

 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 d5 7.Bb5 Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Be3 Ne7 11.Bd3 Bf5 12.0-0 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Qd7 14.Nh4 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 f5 16.exf6 Rxf6 17.Bg5 Rf7 18.Rae1 c6 19.Re2 Raf8 20.Rfe1 Nc8 21.h3 Bc7 22.Re6 Rxf2 23.Nf3 Bg3 24.Nd2 Rxd2 25.Qxg3 Rxa2 26.Rf6 Re8 27.Rxe8+ Qxe8 Black's king has the queen at its side, while the knight c8 is also ready to join the defence. And yet in the diagram position the case is crystal clear: White to play and win!
Only five moves, then Black will resign! How does White start?
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Gunina,V2510Ovod,E23641–02017C5467th RUS-ch Superfinal Women 20173

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ChessBase Magazine #182

The editor’s top ten: 

  1. Sharp attack on move 7: the Russian top-player Ian Nepomniachtchi shows you how he surprised former World Champion Vishy Anand at the London Chess Classic.
  2. An important step to the title: Radjabov explains his strategic win against Movsesian at the European Team Championship on Crete.
  3. Castling queenside to make short shrift: join Simon Williams and follow the attack in Morozevich-Ponomariov move by move!
  4. "A funky line": share the enthusiasm of IM Lawrence Trent for the rare 7.Nbd2 in the Classical Italian!
  5. Important update: Michal Krasenkow presents new ideas and trends in the popular King's Indian with 6.h3.
  6. An exciting game in the Scotch: enjoy Daniel King’s video analysis of the fantastic encounter Nakamura-Carlsen!
  7. "Natural moves": how are they linked to our positional understanding? Strategy expert Mihail Marin offers valuable practical tips!
  8. Petroff Defence without risk: without risk: Dennis Breder shows how 8.Nbd2 is a guarantee to get a comfortable position.
  9. Nobody saw it: trap expert Rainer Knaak presents an impressive collection of "missed chances“ in current tournament practice.
  10. "Troizky line and Henry’s side-check": let Karsten Müller show you what is important when checkmating with two knights vs pawn!

Bonus: Wesley So has annotated his win against Viswanathan Anand at the London Chess Classic!

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Oliver Reeh has been working for ChessBase for many years as a translator and presenter of the internet show TV ChessBase, and he also looks after the tactics column in ChessBase Magazine, for which he has also been responsible as editor-in-chief since 2019. The International Master has contributed to the CB "MasterClass" series and is the author of the DVDs "Strike like the World Champions" and "Master Class Tactics - Train your combination skills!" Volumes 1 & 2. Oliver Reeh lives in Hamburg.

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